Philip William H Jamieson was born on 18 April 1977 and is an Australian musician from Hornsby, New South Wales.
21 Facts About Phil Jamieson
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Phil Jamieson is a founding member and singer-guitarist for the rock band Grinspoon.
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Philip William H Jamieson was born on 18 April 1977 in Hornsby, New South Wales, while his parents were on the road.
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Phil Jamieson's father was the singer of a Christian rock 'n' roll band, Good Grief, while his mother was a keyboard player in the support act.
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Phil Jamieson was a fan of musicians such as Bon Jovi, Michael Bolton, Richard Marx, George Michael and "just anything that was particularly bad".
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Phil Jamieson attended Wauchope High School, where he co-acted the lead in the school's 1994 production of Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat, sharing the role with Matthew William Joyce.
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Phil Jamieson was the guitarist in Mescaline, singer in Crabapple and drummed in a punk band, Stiffy.
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Phil Jamieson is best known as the front man of alternative rock band Grinspoon.
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Phil Jamieson opined that it was no surprise that Grinspoon were "a young troop of riff-masters balancing on the thin line between hard and punk rock".
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Phil Jamieson praised the "strengths of the band" including Jamieson's "casual charisma".
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Phil Jamieson showcased the sounds of Grinspoon to millions of viewers in March 2006, playing live at Melbourne Cricket Ground as part of the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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Late in 2004 Phil Jamieson was the lead vocalist for "Evie" part three, "I'm Losing You", by super group, The Wrights, which performed a cover version of Stevie Wright's 1974 hit.
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In early 2005 Phil Jamieson performed guest vocals on the track, "Sayonara", for the film Deck Dogz.
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In March 2017 Phil Jamieson starred as St Jimmy in the Australian premiere of the Broadway musical 'American Idiot' in Brisbane.
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Phil Jamieson is due to reprise his role for the national tour of the production in 2018.
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In 2022 Phil Jamieson released his debut solo album 'somebody else'.
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In March 2002, Phil Jamieson met Julie, his partner, at a Grinspoon performance in Brisbane.
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In February 2007, Phil Jamieson attended the Odyssey House drug detoxification unit in Sydney, to overcome his addiction to crystal methamphetamine, known as "ice".
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Phil Jamieson continued his rehabilitation at a private clinic with the support of Julie, his family and bandmates.
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Phil Jamieson founded the tour with Adam Zammit, the CEO of the Big Day Out festivals.
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Together with 10 other Australian musician and media personalities, Phil Jamieson completed a five-day motorbike tour from the Gold Coast Big Day Out to the Adelaide Big Day Out.